Undergarment



March 1-, 1927-.- 1,618,991

B. MOSCOWITZ UNDERGARMENT Filed Nov. 12, 1925 5 j ml h/hscowita INVEN TOR BY Tl'ORNEY Patented Mar..1,1927.

BENJAMIN HOBCOWITZ, 0] BBQOKIIYN, NEW YORK.

UNDEBGABMENT.

mam... fled November 12, 1925. Serial no. euro.

This invention relates to undergarments such as childrens, misses and ladies bloomers.

'Among the objects of the invention is the provision of an improved garment of the character described of novel construction which shall withstand severe wearing Strains and yet retain its shape and which (shall conformto the figure of the wearer, be neat in a pearance, permit the free movement of the ody and yet be comfortable to wear, comparatively cheap to manufacture, and practical to a high degree for the, purposes described.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

Certain features herein shown and described are shown, described and claimed in my coending 406 filed July 24th, 1923, and accordingly are not claimed herein.

' tional views, respectively,

With the above exception, the invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations .of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claim.

, In the accompanying drawing), in which is shown one of the various possi le illustrative embodimentsof this invention,

Figs. 1 and 2 are front-and rear elevaof a garment embodying theinvention;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 in Fig. 1;

Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 are respectively plan views of pattern pieces for forming the lower front panel, side-rear panel, front band and crotch reinforcement of the ,im-

= proved garment; and

Fig. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 8-8 in Fig; 3.

Referring in detail to t e drawing, 10 denotes an undergarment of the character described embodymg the applicants invention, which is seen to comprise a lower front panel 11, side-rear panels 12, a front band 13, and crotch reinforcing members 14.

The front portion of the garment includes the panel 11, the latter having secured to its upper edge by an inturned seam 11 the infolded portion 13 of the front band 13. Said panel preferably is made of a continuous piece of material and is provided with application Serial No. 653.-

rows of shirring 16 extending along the upper edge thereof parallel to the length of the band 13, i. e. across the front of the garment as shown in Fig.1. The band 13 is of double thickness and is substantially wide so as to smoothly cover the abdominal region of the wearer.

The entire rear-portion of the garment 10 may be made of single continuous pieces of material, but preferably is formed, as shown, of the two panels 12 secured together by a central seam 12'. Each panel 12 is of suitable width to extend around the sides of the garment and is permanently attached to the ,The upper end of said rear panels 12 may be gathered as at 12 and provided with an enclosed elastic member 15.

The lower edge portions of the panels 11 and 12 may have deep hems. 10 and 10 inturned and secured together to form rufiled cuffs for the leg portion of garment 10, and a tape band 17 may be stitched over the upper edge of said hems to form an enclosing casin for an elastic member 18, as shown in ig. 8.

In the practical use of the garment described, the wearing strains are exerted along the inner leg portions and the crotch due particularly to the spreading of the wearers legs while exercising, playing, etc. and as a result there is a tendency for the garment to tear or rip at said inner leg portions and crotch. To overcome this difliculty, the pattern pieces forming the garment 10 are cut to provide a substantially wide space between the portions forming the garment legs in comparison with the size of thegarment, the contour of said space along said leg portion and crotch being of relatively shallow arcuate shape as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This wide spacing of the leg portions is also effective to minimize the tendency for the leg portions to hike up when the leg is raised thus the great inconvenience of having the leg opening drawn to the upper portion of the wearers leg and binding thereon is eliminated.

To strengthen the garment against the above mentioned wearing strains, there are provided the reinforcing members 14 which extend over the crotch and along the inner leg garment portions. These reinforcing members are each arcuately shaped to conform to the cut of the leg portions of the panels 11 and 12. Preferably, there are two such arcuately shaped members stitched to said panels extending from either side of a crotch seam 18 and terminating in the infolded end portion 14 within the cuff hems 10 and 10 as shown in Fig. 8. Thus the members 14 form a substantial reinforcement for the garment from an end beyond the elastic member 18 of one leg over the leg portions and crotch beyond the elastic memher on the other leg.

In order that the maximum strength of the material may be utilized in constructing the garment, the panels 11, 12 and members 14 are each cut so that the leg seams extending through the crotch are formed on a bias with respect to the weave of the material, which is indicated by cross lines W in Figs. 4, 5 and 7. This bias construction is efficient and practical to a high degree in resisting distortional stress to which the garment is subjected during its use, and is also effective in retaining the garment in shape to reserve the fit thereof.

From igs. 1 and 2 it will be noted that .the garment 10 is fashioned so as to be neatly fitted to the wearers shape and to comfortably conform to various positions of the wearers body and is particularly adapted to permit free leg movement. The front band 13 being substantially wide and without gathers or elastic provides a smooth covering over the abdominal region of the wearer and presents a flat, even outer surface over which a gown of the thinnest'kind of material may be worn Without detracting from the appearance thereof. The rows of shirring 16 are positioned below the band 13 to be out of the way, and yet are arranged to provide enough material in the front panel 11 to give fullness to the garment. If desired, spaced button holes such as 20 may be provided to cooperate with buttons on a drawer waist or other like garment on the wearer.

It will thus be seen thatthere is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of prac tical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above -invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodi ment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawin is to be interpreted as illustrative an not in a limiting sense.

Having, thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A garment having leg members of the character described comprising front and rear portions, the rear portion extending about the sides of the garment to the front thereof, the front portion having a substantially wide abdominal band formed of folded material of double thickness andbers for reinforcing the garment against wearing strain.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

BENJAMIN MOSCOWITZ. 

